diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 74808e675c4..60a44912ee9 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -119,14 +119,6 @@
          </perspectiveShortcut>
       </perspectiveExtension>
    </extension>
-   <extension
-         point="org.eclipse.ui.projectNatureImages">
-      <image
-            icon="icons/full/ovr16/c_ovr.gif"
-            natureId="org.eclipse.cdt.cnature"
-            id="org.eclipse.cdt.cProjectNatureImage">
-      </image>
-   </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.ui.views">
       <category